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ARTArticleMini Workouts – Minimum Time, Maximum Benefit!Being a personal trainer I am aware that many people struggle to find time to get to the gym as much as they would like, or they would like to add something extra around their gym routine but can’t fit it in. Well I would like to give you a bit of advice and tell you how to incorporate mini workouts into your routine. These should not be used to replace your existing workouts; they are there to enhance it.ARTArticleMorgellons; CDC Report FailureDespite having spent four years and $600,000, and using the world’s largest forensic database, the premier health agency reports it is unable to identify the source of the fibers emanating from those suffering with Morgellons.
The CDC provided more information in its press releases hyping the study than it did in the 300-word study published last weekARTArticleMy Holiday DietNovember and December are the worst months to diet because of all the holidays and holiday parties. So instead of fighting an uphill battle go with the flow and switch to a Weight Management Program instead of a diet and enjoy the holidays and all of your favorite foods and Do Not Feel Guilty. The key to weight management is all about preparation before and after the holidays. Normally you begin a Weight Management Program once you hit your target weight but it’s ok to make the exception during the holidays especially November and December.ARTArticleMy Theory on Weight-Loss Backed by Dr. OzYou've seen the man on Oprah and just about everything other popular talk TV show. Well here's what he has to say about health coaches:
"You're more likely to lose weight with a coach. If you don't deal with working on your relationship with food, nothing that's important in your life is going to change." -Dr. Mehmet OzARTArticleNatural Alte
atives For Migraine HeadachesIf you are someone who suffers from or has suffered from migraine headaches, you know how painful and debilitating they can be. There are some natural remedies that may aid you and keep you away from having to take medications.
First, we are all individuals so we can't all expect the same results. There might be a natural alte
ative for migraine headaches that may work for one person and not for the other. This doesn't mean you should give up on natural alte
atives to relieving your migraine headaches as their are several methods that just may be what you have searching for.ARTArticleNatural Hormones BalanceI rarely see a patient with low testosterone levels who does not also have a serious imbalance in some or all of the other major hormones regulating metabolism, body chemistry, and disease progression.
Here are 6 of the key hormones your doctor should test for … and the importance of maintaining optimal levels of each:
Testosterone – as we age, our testosterone levels decline, causing us to become moody, unhappy, forgetful, and disinterested in sex. Other symptoms of low testosterone range from loss of muscle mass and physical strength to accumulation of excessive belly fat.ARTArticleNatural Pain ManagementNatural Pain Management
MARCH 13, 2012 BY ADMIN LEAVE A COMMENT (EDIT)
The dictionary definition of pain is “an unpleasant sensation, ranging from mild, localized discomfort to agony.” Pain comes
from the Latin word “poena” meaning a fine, or a penalty. Peter Hart Research Associates report that in 2003 over 57% of all U.S. adults experience chronic pain—which translates to about 117 million people. Pain can be all encompassing. Even when
medicated, it can decrease your physical, emotional, social and spiritual well being in a variety of ways, causing:
• Loss of ability to functionrARTArticleNatural Solution to DiabetesDiabetes is characterized by elevated glucose (sugars) in the blood and resistance of cell membranes to insulin, the hormone that helps metabolize sugar. It is estimated that 350 million people worldwide have either Type one or two diabetes.rARTArticleNatural Solution to HypertensionNatural Solution to High Blood Pressure
MARCH 13, 2012 BY ADMIN LEAVE A COMMENT (EDIT)rARTArticleNatural Solution to InsomniaNature’s Insomnia CuresARTArticleNatural Solution to MigrainesMigraines are characterized by severe to moderate headaches and nausea, often on just one side of the brain, along with light and sound sensitivity lasting for up to 72 hours and often accompanied by problems with visual and motor sensory problems. In addition, 75% of migraine su erers are women. Stress, in ammatory response, and constriction of blood vessels in and surrounding brain tissue are triggers for migraine onset; in fact 50% are said to be stress related.rARTArticleNatural Solution to ObesityNatural Solutions to ObesityARTArticleNatural Solution to reduce Stress in the workplaceEvidence about the total cost of health, absence, short-term disability, and productivity losses was synthesized for 10 health conditions. Cost estimates from a large medical/absence database were combined with findings from several published productivity surveys. Ranges of condition prevalence and associated absenteeism and presenteeism (on-the-job-productivity) losses were used to estimate condition-related costs.ARTArticleNatural Treatment for Hair LossAlopecia areata is a hair loss condition that causes the rapid onset of round patches of baldness. The cause of alopecia areata is unknown, although in some cases, alopecia areata has been associated with autoimmune diseases.
People are often in good health. In approximately one-fifth of people who develop alopecia areata, there is a family history.
Natural Remedies for Alopecia Areata
In most people with alopecia areata, hair usually grows back within a year without any treatment. The following are some natural remedies that have been explored for alopecia areata.ARTArticleNatural Treatment for Heart BuWhen it comes to treating heartburn, the first treatment option your doctor will most likely discuss with you is a "no medication" approach. This will usually involve lifestyle modifications and dietary changes. Other people have opted for home remedies to treat their heartburn.
If these methods either don't work or aren't effective enough, however, you can discuss with your doctor the various types of medications you can use.
The available medications, discussed in further detail below, include antacids, H2 blockers, and proton pump inhibitors.ARTArticleNatural Treatments for TuberculosisTuberculosis (TB) is one of the world’s most dreaded diseases dating back to the 19th century. By the early 1920’s TB affected almost 1 in 4 people but by the middle part of the 20th century, due to advances in medical science, it wasn’t even in the top 10 causes of death, especially with children. Now, with medical science at its highest peak with regards to research and health care, how is this disease faring today?ARTArticleNatural Ways to avoid OsteoporosisOsteoporosis is a condition of decreased bone density. It affects one in six women and one in eight men over the age of fifty and is most common among post-menopausal women. Osteoporosis is often the cause of many health complications, as it progresses silently and unnoticed for years. Only after years of bone loss do signs and symptoms appear, such as pain, spinal deformity, and fractures.ARTArticleNatural ways to reverse DiabetesLifestyle changes like reducing the intake of flour,sugar[particularly high fructose corn syrup], dairy[ice cream], junk foods and increasing fibre, vegetables[yams], cinnamon, chromium/vanadium, Stevia, Vit B1 & B12, Vit D, CoQ10, exercise to increase circulation and enhance circulation and reduce peripheral neuropathy.
Researchers at the UCLA School of Medicine found that Type 2 patients were able to completely reverse their diabetes in just three weeks by using a simple, inexpensive, utterly safe, non-drug approach.ARTArticleNaturopathic Treatment for ArthritisProblems of the musculo-skeletal systems are for most of population simply a fact of life, ranging from simple aches and pains after unaccustomed exercise or effort, to the inevitable wear and tear on our bodies as we get older.
Although specialists identify up to 200 divisions of arthitic conditions, it is useful to think of arthritis falling into two major categories:
1) Osteoarthritis (OA) and
2) Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).ARTArticleNaturopathy101 Great Ways to Improve Your Health
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By Psychologist Parthenia S. Izzard, CNHP, ABD
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ative medicine therapies: what they are, why they are,
and what difference that should make to you and yours. There might be some who
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therapies discussed herein. This article will lay a good foundation for future
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ative medicine. If there are therapies or issues that are ofrARTArticleNeck pain:common causes, prevention and treatmentNeck pain can be, well, a pain in the neck. Have you ever woken up in the morning after a rough night’s sleep and noticed the tightness and pain in your upper neck? The most common cause of neck pain is the pillow you’re using and bad sleep posture. If your pillow supports your head but not your neck you could have neck pain in the morning. When lying on your side, with proper sleep posture, you should be able to draw a straight line from the glabella (the space between your eyebrows), the indentation (frenulum) of the upper lip and the ste
al notch (the dip on top of the breastbone).ARTArticleNew muscle activation techniques proven to reduce musculoskeletal pain used in the massage industryTom Myers went to exhaustive lengths to establish the links or lines of the fascial system and how they are so important in functional mobility of the musculoskeletal system. By stripping cadavers of all but their unique fascial systems he has hypothesized that there are 7 major lines or "anatomy trains" as he has coined them. Joseph DellaGrotte also pondered the tensegrity of the connective tissue and how the Central Nervous System has an impact on it.rARTArticleNot had a PB in Years?… Are You Missing a Trick?Endurance athlete’s (runners, cyclists, swimmers) or Triathletes? Amateur or budding professional? I am a sports scientist and have discovered something very exciting you need to know, I have been working in with Ironman competitors and Triathletes for over 10 years and let me tell you, you may be missing a trick ….or even two.ARTArticleNutritional and Dieting Advice - 3 Weight Loss Tips!Translated, not only is the mantra “a calorie is a calorie” proven to be false, but “all fats are created equal,” and “a protein is protein” are also incorrect.
For example, we now know different:
• Fats (e.g. fish oils vs. saturated fats) have vastly different effects on metabolism and health in general; we now know different
• Carbohydrates have their own effects (e.g. high GI vs. low GI), and that different proteins can also have unique effects.ARTArticleObesity & BiofeedbackKey facts
• Worldwide obesity has more than doubled since 1980.
• In 2008, 1.5 billion adults, 20 and older, were overweight. Of these over 200 million men and nearly 300 million women were obese.
• Nearly 43 million children under the age of five were overweight in 2010.
• a BMI greater than or equal to 25 is overweight, 30 is obesity Serious Health Rami cations of ObesityrARTArticleOh No… My Diet Has Stopped Working!What Can I Do?
Ok so you have been doing really well, losing weight, exercising, getting in better shape, then……its all stops, the scales have not shifted for a while…..what can you do?
I know ….cut back on food and do more exercise……another two weeks pass and still no weight loss, and now as well as lacking motivation because you are not seeing any results for all this “hard work”, you feel tired and weak also….what can you do to lose more weight….?ARTArticleOh No… My Diet Has Stopped Working! ….What Can I Do?
Ok so you have been doing really well, losing weight, exercising, getting in better shape, then……its all stops, the scales have not shifted for a while…..what can you do?
I know ….cut back on food and do more exercise……another two weeks pass and still no weight loss, and now as well as lacking motivation because you are not seeing any results for all this “hard work”, you feel tired and weak also….what can you do to lose more weight….?ARTArticleOne Life Gone: Stop the Deterioration of HealthHer name was Mary. I had never met the woman. All I had been told was that she had died and that my brother-in-law needed the storage unit cleaned out so that he may rent it to another. She had been only two years older tha
I am today; but she hadn’t had a peaceful life.
As we sorted through the myriad of boxes, sorting out the paper for recycling and those items that could be donated, I also tried to sort through the feelings as a story of her life unfolded in the items Mary had deemed not important enough to keep in her home.ARTArticleOpportunity Presented by Demographic Challenge of Elderly Care MarketAs the UK’s population ages and people continue to live longer both families and health and social care services are being put under increased pressure. At the same time, the supply and funding of statutory care services have not seen sufficient growth and almost 800,000 people with care-related needs are now living with no formal support of any kind.ARTArticleOrthomolecular Medicine – How to Cure Disease through Nutrition"No man of today can eat enough fruits and vegetables to supply his system with the mineral salts he requires for perfect health, because his stomach isn’t big enough to hold them! And we are running to big stomachs.
No longer does a balanced and fully nourishing diet consist merely of so many calories or certain vitamins or a fixed proportion of starches, proteins, and carbohydrates. We now know that it must contain, in addition, something like a score of mineral salts.